Elizabeth M. McManus

Wednesday

Aug 28, 2013 at 12:01 AM

Elizabeth M. McManus, 88, of Stroudsburg, died on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013, in Pleasant Valley Manor Nursing Home, Snydersville. She was the loving wife of Terence J. McManus, with whom she had shared 60 years of marriage.

Born in Queens Village, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Herman and Mary (Little) Lewin. Elizabeth was a resident of the Stroudsburg area for the past 25 years and, prior to that, she lived in the Mineola, N.Y., area.

In her early years, she worked as a prison guard for the department of corrections in New York City, and later did some waitressing in restaurants. Elizabeth was a member of St. Luke's Catholic Church of Stroudsburg.

In addition to her husband, she is survived by two sons: Robert McManus of East Bangor and Michael McManus of East Stroudsburg; two daughters: Noreen Cornette and Constance Cameron, both of Stroudsburg; a sister, Margaret McClory of Keene, N.H.; a brother, James Lewin of Blakeslee; and two grandchildren, Kevin Cornette and Sarah Cameron.

She was preceded in death by a son, Terence, and a daughter, Jane.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at Joseph J. Pula Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 23 N. Ninth St., Stroudsburg.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at St. Luke's Catholic Church, Stroudsburg, with the Rev. Thomas D. McLaughlin as celebrant. Burial will be at Long Island National Cemetery, Pinelawn, N.Y.